New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-22
SUNDAY ON The THISTLE.
EMBARRASSED BY POLITE ATTENTIONS.
VISITORS SWARM OVER AND AROUND HER-THE
COON rE,apr nKrICENI.

VISITORS SWARM OVER AND AROUND HER-THE
CREW GOOD TEMPERED But RETIcENT.
Like belle Of the ball the bonnie Thistle was all
day yesterday surrounded hosts Of admirers Small
boats fairly swarmed about her and on shore the ola
Tcmpkinsville landing thcky fringed with people
who had eyes only for the Thistle The Thistle mad the
blue ensign of England trailing over her tafrail and
from the tip Of the tall opmas utered the pennant OF
the vice-Commodore Of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club.
Over her broad deck awning was spread. peheath
which gathered those who had friends on board or were
fortunate ough to hold permits and felt as people reel
who get seats grand stand without paying for them
while the envious crowd looks on. Many people came
to see officers of the boat members OF the crew. and
not few drank to the Thistle in good scotch
whiskey below deck scotchman on board was
as dscreety retlcent about the Thistle and oil
that concerns FER.
II Captain Barr were not of the nldest and most
even-tempered OF there would have been some ta
cussng done the Thistle yesterday and perhaps as
on previous celebrated occasion the recording anger
would have botted them all out with tear. Despite
oft repeated and polite requests to keep off, small poas
stuck 10 her like Jersey mosquitoes to full-pooaeu
but deluded New-Yorker They bumped against her'
they scraped the paint off her shapey Sides tney were
carried by tide against her bow they scratched her
stern and through all the Scotchman looked SAD Dnt
swore not Luckily no damage done beyond scrap
ing some paint off, and the Thistle s to have new
coat how that doesn't count But sue cohunues "
ton when is In racing trim the scotchmen VIII have
TO devise some means OF protecting their beauty from
winged sail boats big and little crcled and swooped
about her Every steamer snae VEN sr
and when the Thistle caught the swash from the paddle
sine Of he a SOueses shown
her.
poetic license tossed from passing sloop on to the deck
Of the Thistle gsudy sunhower TO- which was attached
q card bearing this inscriptions The Sunnower FL.
ne
of luck" The sun6ower was taken downstairs and sth
after fs has sde night
Clan Mckenzie No %, OF the Order Of Scottish cans
framed copy Of the testimonial the captain, officers
and crew the Thistle. which has already been pub
Robert Bruce ragged and forlor reclining In cave
watching the spider whose success in weaving his weo
after repeated failures inspired him again with hope tha
he too might ultimately succeed ON the other side
Robert Bruce is depicted as the hero King being
full country doubt IL the scotchmen fail to capture
the this time they will soase Win ,r me
again and yet again II need be. . ,, 49,. .. ..
The following is what The Marine journal mas 10 say
about the visiting yacht:
The famous Thistle which the OF this country and
Europe has been syns s ,o
Scotland Her trip across the Atlantic was an
OF fair carried her in
phSSsor Line steamship The Thistle is owned by syndicate
Of Clyde & who & R1 a. s' b nd
ing a sOop yacht the Atlantic and compete Tor
Americas
male 90 prominently public that every schooiboy should
know its She certainly has counterpart In ths
yachts which have come here from
British resemblance 10 her. such comOi
and aes % ass has newer racing
yesseis she Is built entirely OF steel =,
Her graceful and although OF course she
doas she will when her immense
topmost shipped she nevertheless LOOKS every
a lower mast magni cent SUCK OF ore
gon pine and its good idea OF the ons
Of the may be obtained From any ssndpe ut Sue
powerful boat without any amp aranee o. R
ness one noticeable departures from tho Eng
MA rOundness her sides
dare up from the line the rail She painted
MACK gold band uock
line Her stem topped with large welcarved thistle,
nicked out IN gold, and her trai.board bears inc
Scottish arms the motto Memo me impune lacest
The saloon il thirty long eighteen broad and has nn
feet To this has been SACRIFICED the best part OF
the interior hull with regard 10 the comfort OF those
compelled to live in IT, The iorecase n In the OOw
as galley Between the saloon and the ofccase
small staeroom: for The captain ana mates anI az
the stern IA ladies' room. lhese
comprise the only comparments They are hnsc through
in Well knows, the llisue
moi come 10 fun. Her mission il Ousi
ness ope-to Cup. II possible There ~
no deuyipR the she the most Formidable contest
ant that has abroad AMI fortunate mat
we have craft proven smart stler as tho Vol
unteer 10 pit against her 1t Is no chds play this Time